Synonym: under attack, under fire. Similar words: come under fire, underperform, underground, wonderful, wonderfully, under, sunder, wonderfulness. Meaning: adj. subjected to enemy attack or censure.
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(1) The new fighters behave gallantly under fire.
(2) The soldiers showed perfect discipline under fire.
(3) They were absolute masters of themselves under fire.
(4) The government's plans came under fire from the opposition.
(5) Quiet dignity under fire , real class.
(6) Our patrol came under fire from rooftop gunmen.
(7) Their vehicle came under fire .
(8) The health minister has come under fire from all sides.
(9) The city came under fire from anti-government forces last night.
(10) She doffs her garb worn under fire and wears again female attire.
(11) The government has come under fire for its decision to close the mines.
(12) Rail chiefs came under fire after raising train fares for the second time this year.
(13) The government is under fire from all sides on its economic policy.
(14) The minister of transport came under fire for forcing increases in rail fares.
(15) The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.
(16) The Government came under fire yesterday for favouring elitist arts groups in the South-east.
(17) The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn'tincluded enough spending cuts.
(18) They lay flat[sentencedict.com/under fire.html], under fire.
(19) Their vehicle came under fire but was not hit.
(20) Peacekeeping forces came under fire in isolated incidents.
(21) Sir Derek came under fire from several shareholders.
(22) Everyone dug tunnels and trenches under fire[sentencedict.com], sometimes hitting hard soil and only advancing five or six yards a day.
(23) When crop-dusters come under fire, it is up to DynCorp helicopter pilots to provide support.
(24) On the contrary, it spells disaster for those under fire from his high tax, high spending programme.
(25) Now, the protective services agency is under fire for its performance.
(26) He kept his head down under fire, avoided trouble, trusted in luck to keep him alive.
(27) The service came under fire as scores of roads across the province were clogged with snow, snarling traffic and causing chaos.
(28) Patrick is generally regarded as having been an aggressive enforcer of civil-rights laws and often came under fire from conservatives.
(29) Nobutoshi Akao takes office at a time when the country is increasingly coming under fire from environmentalists for ignoring global priorities.
(30) The odd thing is that it isn't the big chaps in shorts who are under fire.
More similar words: come under fire, underperform, underground, wonderful, wonderfully, under, sunder, wonderfulness, under way, plunder, bounder, launder, underway, undergo, maunder, asunder, blunder, founder, thunder, underpin, come under, flounder, undersea, undergone, underlie, underlay, underdog, fall under, snow under, under age.